The present economic situation is leaving some of you with unexpected “free” time.  The news regularly lists new numbers of unemployed workers.  Others may just be on a furlough until things pick up.  Small business owners may be finding fewer orders coming their way.  In these situations, your normal hectic pace can suddenly skid to a stop.
If any [...]

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Twice a year we’re told to change our clocks–”Spring Forward, Fall Back”–for Daylight Savings Time.
This may seem to be as predictable a ritual as the seasons themselves. But it’s actually a rather fluid concept that was first standardized 120 years ago by railroad executives so they could have an official noon to make their schedules [...]

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With gas prices rising rapidly, the advantages of working from a home office seem to be increasing. Not only is the act of commuting stressful for many, but now it is costing you a lot more to get to your job.
Unfortunately the telecommuting trend seems to be reversing a bit. Some of the [...]

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As we start out in the month of May, it is beneficial to reflect on what May Day means to many countries. On May 1, 1886, hundreds of thousands of workers in the U.S. marched in support of the eight-hour workday. From that date, It actually took 54 years of struggle before we [...]

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Do you know any time-challenged parents who want to help their children use time productively? There is no question that kids can spend multiple hours per day on the internet, often to the detriment of homework. YouTube is one of the favorite spots.
Now there is another site growing, called TeacherTube, based on the YouTube concept, [...]

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Are one of those people who lament the lack of personal time to escape from work issues, yet cannot bring yourself to let go of the Blackberry, laptop, and cellphone even when on a vacation?
Are you a family member who wants a vacation without those electronic intrusions into your spouse’s “free” time?

There is now an [...]

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Have you noticed your corporate network slowing down lately? If yes, you might want to do a quick check of where employees are logging their time. With the proliferation of video sites like YouTube, more staff members are checking out the latest postings. Other popular sites include Yahoo, Fox, MSN, CNN, and [...]

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A relatively new concept that is threatening businesses and costing employers money is presenteeism. According to Daniel Sitter, “Presenteeism is the complement of Absenteeism. It is defined as the measure of lost productivity cost due to employees actually showing up for work, but not being fully engaged and productive, mainly because of personal health and [...]

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In thinking about traveling, what do you plan to pack so that you can “stay in touch” during a short trip? I propose that in order to keep the packing to a minimum, you pack simply your cell phone. Let’s think about what the simplest of these gadgets can do these days. Obviously you [...]

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47% of small business owners are already taking steps to be environmentally responsible. (Gallup Survey, April 2007)
In two recent blog postings, we talked about digital reading versus paper. The focuses were on managing email without printing out many of the messages, and then reading books and newspapers comfortably online. The end goal of these measures [...]

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